Daily Themed Crossword January 3 2026 Answers

Saturday puzzle · 68 clues · ✓ All answers verified

Below are all the Daily Themed Crossword January 3 2026 answers. The Saturday puzzle has 68 clues; every answer has been verified. Click any clue to see every answer it has ever had, across every publisher in our database.

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___ John's Pizza (restaurant franchise)PAPA4Across1 Heart rate count: Abbr.BPM3Across5 DJ's stacks: Abbr.CDS3Across8 "Once ___ a midnight dreary ..."UPON4Across11 Nickelodeon's "___ the Explorer"DORA4Across12 Weeding toolHOE3Across13 Geeky type, stereotypicallyNERD4Across14 Make alterations to a textEDIT4Across15 "___ you kidding me?" ("You must be joking!")ARE3Across16 Photo ___ (media events)OPS3Across17 "Onyx ___," 2025 romantasy novel by Rebecca Yarros that sold 2.7 million copies on release, more than any adult novel in the last 20 yearsSTORM5Across19 Beloved animated green ogreSHREK5Across21 Kitten's callMEW3Across23 Slimy, sticky stuffGOO3Across24 Free ___ bird: 2 wds.ASA3Across25 "Not ___ Us," hit track by Kendrick Lamar that won five Grammy awards and was performed at the Super Bowl halftime show in 2025LIKE4Across27 Swiss mountain rangeALPS4Across31 Knot seen on a giftBOW3Across33 About 50% of restroom signs?MEN3Across36 Not bad, but not great either: Hyph.SOSO4Across37 Prefix with "demic" or "dermal"EPI3Across38 Journalist CurryANN3Across39 "___ number on" (deceive): 2 wds.DOA3Across40 Establish as lawENACT5Across43 ___ Duplantis, record-breaking pole vaulter who won the Laureus World Sports Award for "Sportsman of the Year" in 2025ARMAND6Across45 Fresh off the mint, perhapsNEW3Across48 Zodiac felineLEO3Across49 "Mary ___ little lamb ...": 2 wds.HADA4Across50 "Don't get carried ___" ("Stay grounded")AWAY4Across52 Mikhail ___, chess legendTAL3Across56 Prefix with "scient" or "present"OMNI4Across57 "___ & Stitch," 2025 live-action remake by Disney which made over $1 billion and was one of the highest-grossing films of the yearLILO4Across58 Keats' "___ on Indolence"ODE3Across59 Air marshal's organization: Abbr.TSA3Across60 What "K" stands for in KGKILO4Across61

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"No ___ intended" (wordplay joke that rhymes with "fun")PUN3Down1 King Kong, e.g.APE3Down2 ___ favor (Spanish "please")POR3Down3 Sci-fi series that is a part of the "Star Wars" franchise, whose second season won five Primetime Emmy Awards in 2025ANDOR5Down4 Gymgoer's physique, slangilyBOD3Down5 White light splitter that makes a rainbow, as seen on a Pink Floyd album coverPRISM5Down6 Non-glossy paint finish (rhymes with "hat")MATTE5Down7 Blacken on a grillCHAR4Down8 College campus residence, for shortDORM4Down9 "Peekaboo, I ___ you!"SEE3Down10 Classroom fixtures paired with chairsDESKS5Down12 Legume that might "snap"?PEA3Down18 Hooting night birdOWL3Down20 Guitarist's big momentSOLO4Down21 Jumps, kangaroo-styleHOPS4Down22 Tank filler, at a stationGAS3Down24 President Lincoln's nicknameABE3Down26 Apple desktopIMAC4Down28 Clark ___ (Superman's alter ego)KENT4Down29 Letter after "emm"ENN3Down30 Fountain drinkSODA4Down32 Artificial intelligence organization that surged in popularity in 2025 due to its revolutionary new advances in the fieldOPENAI6Down34 Mulled ___ (spiced alcohol)WINE4Down35 ___ coals (in a volatile situation): 2 wds.ONHOT5Down41 ___ apple (neck feature)ADAMS5Down42 Mandy Moore starrer "___ to Remember": 2 wds.AWALK5Down44 Palo ___, CaliforniaALTO4Down45 Finished a book, sayREAD4Down46 Tunneling critterMOLE4Down47 23andMe lettersDNA3Down51 Video game console released by NintendoWII3Down53 Every bitALL3Down54 Fashion designer Jenny ___YOO3Down55

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This page lists every clue and answer from the Daily Themed crossword published on Saturday, January 3, 2026. Answers are checked against the completed grid before publishing. If a clue looks familiar, open it — the same wording often runs in other puzzles with a different answer, and the clue page shows every version we have on record.